topic Re: BGP Parameters Limits in Gateways in Firewall and Security Management

BGP Parameters Limits in Gateways

PrasannaRout — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 19:40:39 GMT

We are having few checkpoint 15000 gateways which is running as VSX with R81.20 Recommended Jumbo.

1. Wanted to ask if there are any limits specific to BGP Routing? like the no. of Peers, routes, no. of BGP entries etc.

2. can we run multiple instances of BGP in each VFW

Any SK mentioning about the BGP limits ?

the_rock — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 21:32:49 GMT

1. Im not aware of any such limits.

2. Yes, you can, did it before and works fine

Not sure if there is any sk advising of these things, but if I find it, will share.

Andy

Chris_Atkinson — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:42:05 GMT

Other areas will have a potential impact on BGP at scale such as CPU & memory etc

Are the devices populated with 64GB RAM or less and which additional blades are active?

Note the 15000 series will be EOL next year.

the_rock — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:50:47 GMT

Super valid point about cpu/memory.